Su Yonglin determined very early on that Su Yong was an incurable iron fool.
Despite this, because he was brave and loyal, Su Yonglin kept Su Yong by his side and trusted him quite a bit.
Of course, every time he said all kinds of nonsense and spread pornographic jokes everywhere, Su Yonglin wanted to destroy his humanity.
So Su Yonglin stared at him fiercely.
"Do you think I'm the ancestors of Zhao Guan's family? You overestimate your capabilities and divert the Yellow River, a sinner for the ages! What I mean is that as long as they can't use the Wen River to transport grain, we will go west along the river and leave Tai'an. state.
Before the golden thieves arrive, we need to find a place with a narrow river, a sunken ship or various obstacles in the river, so as to block the waterway so that the golden thieves' logistics ships cannot continue to move forward, and the waterway is impassable. "
After Su Yonglin finished speaking, before Su Yong could react, Su Jue, who had a brighter mind, did so.
"Yes, most of the Golden Thieves' grain-carrying ships are large ships with a deep draft. If our shipwreck blocks the waterway, it will prevent the Golden Thieves' ships from moving forward. Then the Golden Thieves will have to abandon the river and take the land route, which will greatly increase the manpower and time required to transport grain. ,
Either clear the river and continue to take the water route. Continuing to clear the river takes time, and the soldiers are very fast, so the advance cannot be delayed. Once the gold thieves find that they cannot clear the river in a short time, they can only abandon the river and take the land route. No matter what, their advance speed will be greatly reduced. "
Su Yonglin nodded.
"Yes, that's right."
After hearing Su Jue's words, Su Haisheng thought about it seriously and raised questions.
"That alone is probably not enough, Alang. Just blocking the river to prevent the gold thieves from transporting grain ships will not stop the gold thieves from advancing. They can just as easily march by land."
"Of course, so this is just a strategy to tire out the enemy, not a strategy to defeat the enemy. However, on the battlefield, the advantages that can be exerted must be exerted with all possible strength. Even if it can only increase the chance of victory by one point, that is good. of.
They can't use the Wen River to transport grain and troops, so they need to use more transportation capacity to transport grain and more time. And this time can be used by us to do something beneficial to the war situation, isn't it? "
Su Haisheng and Su Jue both nodded in agreement with Su Yonglin's point of view.
This strategy was unanimously approved, so the strategy of weakening the enemy was passed and could be implemented.
The next step is to really defeat the enemy.
To defeat the enemy, you still have to fight face to face with real swords and guns. There are no shortcuts.
Therefore, Su Yonglin proposed the concept of fighting for the initiative in war.
"In marching and fighting, the initiative is very important. It is not necessarily the party with superior strength that takes the initiative. By making full use of the advantages of terrain, time, etc., the side with insufficient strength can also take the initiative. It depends on manpower. As long as you dare, there is a chance for the gold thieves to follow our instructions. I mean to fight."
"Fight according to our wishes?"
Everyone looked at Su Yonglin with confusion and curiosity.
Su Yonglin nodded.
"If we block the river and prevent the passage of the gold thieves' ships, the gold thieves will not be able to march along the Wenshui River as they want. They will either stop and spend time cleaning up the river, or switch to land transportation. The original plan will be disrupted. , is this a war according to our wishes?"
When Su Yonglin said this, all the officers suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly.
"So that's what it meant."
"Actually, if it weren't for those two thousand cavalry, I wouldn't be afraid of the gold thieves at all. I would even dare to lead you to attack the gold thieves army."
Su Yonglin sighed and said seriously: "But two thousand more cavalry, even if they are not armored cavalry, is extremely dangerous. Given the current situation of our army that has not completed training, the winning rate of fighting with the main force on flat ground will not be Very high.
It has always been more difficult to control cavalry with foot. Cavalry has a natural advantage over infantry. The impact of armored cavalry is thunderous and can arrive in an instant from a hundred steps away. It is enough to make untrained infantry fight between two groups, panic and even They turned around and fled, and the army was in chaos without fighting.
Once the army formation collapses, facing the cavalry, the infantry are like lambs to be slaughtered. They have no resistance and will be chased by the cavalry until the entire army is annihilated. Seventeen golden thieves cavalry defeated two thousand Song troops. Maybe it was just in this way. "
The officers looked nervous and frowned, feeling that the road ahead was difficult and dangerous.
If the two armies mainly attack against each other without the help of other factors, it will be difficult for the victorious army to win.
But there is no way.
"It is difficult to defeat a large number with a small number, but it is not impossible. There are many examples of defeating a large number with a small number throughout the ages. As long as we flexibly use the commonalities of these examples, it can still be done."
When Su Yonglin said this, Su Yong felt very confused.
He touched his head and looked at Su Yonglin blankly: "What do they have in common? What do they have in common? Ah Lang, please explain clearly, otherwise I won't understand."
When Su Yonglin heard this, he was so angry that he couldn't hold it back anymore and slapped the iron man on the brain.
"Ouch!"
Su Yong covered his head and screamed in pain.
"I told you so many battle cases in the past few years, have you forgotten all about them? What are you doing every day? What have you learned? You only know what Yang Taizhen's biography is, and what Zhao Feiyan's biography is! Where did you read the military books? "
Su Yonglin shouted angrily, scolding Su Yong until he couldn't even lift his head.
He covered his head, looking like a frustrated little wife who didn't dare to talk back.
"I haven't read Yang Taizhen's side stories..."
"Is this the point?"
Su Yonglin's eyes widened and he pretended to slap him. He quickly put his head back and put his hands in front of him, looking pitiful.
Seeing his appearance, Su Yonglin moved his hands again and again, but finally couldn't bear to hit him.
"If you dare to tell the recruits those shady things again, and spread those shady books everywhere, don't stay in Huben Camp anymore, go to Huotou Camp to burn the boiler! That big black pot for you Just carry it with me every day!"
"Alang, don't! I...I won't read it, and I won't say anything anymore, really! I swear!"
When Su Yonglin heard that Su Yonglin was going to throw him into the Huotou camp and take the blame, Su Yong became anxious and quickly begged for mercy.
"see your performance!"
Su Yonglin shouted angrily, and Su Yong lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Upon seeing this, the other officers struggled not to laugh out loud, expressing their silent pleasure at the fact that the famous self-propelled yellow paint bucket in the army was beaten and scolded.
Feeling happy for a while, Han Jinggui suppressed his smile and calmed down his emotions.
"What Alang said in common is that accumulating small victories into big victories?"
Su Yonglin looked at Han Jinggui and raised the corners of his mouth.
"You can be considered a person who listens carefully to the lectures. It seems that my efforts were not in vain."
Su Yonglin laughed, walked to Han Jinggui and patted Han Jinggui on the shoulder.
"Yes, it is the accumulation of small victories that turn into big victories. All the battles in ancient and modern times where a small number of people defeated a large number have this in common. Due to the battlefield environment and the transmission of military orders, both sides of the war often cannot devote all their troops to the battle at once.
Whether there are many troops or few troops, can a hundred thousand troops be put into a certain battlefield at the same time and launch an attack on the enemy at the same time? This is impossible. The armies must march separately, and the soldiers are divided into separate routes, so the number of troops in a certain route will not be that large.
At this time, the side with fewer troops concentrates its main force and takes the initiative to attack, obtains the numerical advantage, and decisively fights a certain army, and defeats it. This is a small victory, and multiple such small victories added together can reverse the situation of the battle and win victory. . "
Having said this, Su Yonglin pointed at the map.
"By blocking the Wenshui waterway and preventing the gold thieves' ships from moving forward, if it can be successfully achieved, it will inevitably put the gold thieves into trouble. If we are lucky, maybe we can force the gold thieves to march in separate directions instead of no longer It’s a whole.”
"What if I'm unlucky?"
Su Yong, this tough guy, asked inappropriate questions again, and everyone thought he was going to be beaten again.
But unexpectedly, Su Yonglin didn't take action and wasn't angry.
"It's bad luck, that is, the gold thief decided to wait until the waterway is cleared, and then continue to march, so in order to increase our chances of luck, the scope of the blockage should be larger, and more ships, sand, and stones should be prepared to prevent the gold thief from entering. Don’t do what we want.”
Su Yonglin said seriously: "How much food will be consumed every day by eating horse chews for ten thousand soldiers? The gold thief will not be unable to calculate this account."
Everyone nodded, feeling that such a situation was indeed very likely to happen.
So the next most critical question is how to fight against the Jin Army's cavalry.
No matter whether the Jin army is fully pressed or not, the two thousand cavalry are a hurdle that cannot be overcome. Basically, they must face each other and face a direct confrontation.
"Line up, confront head-on, and use a large number of crossbows to fight against the Golden Thief Cavalry. Our cavalry cannot face two thousand Golden Thief Cavalry directly. Only when the infantry repels the Golden Thief Cavalry can we dispatch to pursue and expand the results. So in fact , we still have to rely on the infantry.”
After Su Yonglin spoke with a heavy face, Lin Jingchun stood up and reported the current military supplies reserves of the Shengjie Army.
The Shengjie Army Arsenal is currently unable to produce most of its military supplies on its own, and most of the military supplies currently in use are confiscated.
Thanks to the corruption of the Jin Dynasty's bureaucracy, the Victory Army obtained quite a lot of seizures from various military camps and arsenals.
"There are 2,000 divine arm bows, more than 5,000 other bows and crossbows, and about 600,000 arrows of various types in reserve. It is just a battle, so there is no problem at all."
Su Yonglin nodded and then said: "I ordered the arsenal to rush to produce a new weapon called the flying musket. After the meeting, I arranged for someone to pick it up and started practicing immediately. I feel that the flying musket can come in handy when fighting in formation."
The officers asked what a flying gun was, and Su Yonglin explained it, and then asked them to go to the scene to see the operation demonstration.
Everything that needed to be discussed was discussed, and the officers were all ready to fight. Only Wei Kexian, who had suggested it before, still frowned and hesitated to speak.
This was noticed by Su Yonglin.
"Xian Ke, if you want to say anything else, just say it. This is a military meeting to discuss various possibilities. You can speak freely."
With Su Yonglin's support, Wei Ke took a deep breath and nodded.
"Alang, even if we are prepared to the extreme, our army has not yet been trained. Most of them are new soldiers with little battlefield experience. It would be great if we can win, but... what if we can't?"
